BRAINCAKEEnergy Transfer
When a coil is rotated in a magnetic field, the coil cuts the lines of the magnetic field, so an emf is induced in the coil. If the coil is part of a complete circuit, the work done in moving the coil in the magnetic field is transferred to electrical energy (i.e. the kinetic energy of the electrons).
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Key terms in this lesson
- Motor effect
- The force experienced by a current-carrying conductor placed in an external magnetic field, resulting from the interaction between the field and the field created by the current.
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